Worl War I Air Force recruitment Ad analysis

Army Air Service War Eagle Poster

At the dawn of the 20th century the United States was involved in a bloody conflict

against tyranny across the ocean . The Army Air Service War Eagle Poster not only were

a recruiting tool - they were a means of communicating to all who saw them a single

message . That message was that America is stronger nation , a better nation , and will be

victorious . The posters succeeded in being two things simultaneously They were

recruiting tools for troop build up and they instilled a

sense of patriotism to everyone who

saw these posters . The poster manipulated the American public to be supportive of the

war . Few people could be anti war after looking at this poster

Perspective from 1917

To fully understand the message of the poster one must understand the social and

world events of the time . In 1917 there was no United States Air Force - that would be

not come for another 30 years (Air Force Fact Sheet . The forming of the Army Air

Corps was still a year away . The only air military at the time this poster was released was

a small section of the Army Signal Corps . The Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk , NC

fourteen years prior to this poster being printed . Many Americans had never seen an

airplane . Fewer still had ever thought of piloting an air plane The United States was involved in a war that they had intentionally been staying out

of for the last...